West Grant League

The West Grant League is a former high school athletic conference in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin. It was in existence from 1930 to 1960 and all of its members were affiliated with the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.

History

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Location of West Grant League Members (1939–1959)

The West Grant League was formed in 1930[1] by six small high schools in western Grant County: Bagley, Bloomington, Cassville, Mount Hope, Patch Grove and Potosi.[2] Cassville left the conference after its first season[3] and rejoined in 1937.[4] They replaced Bagley, who exited the West Grant League that same year and reentered in 1939.[5] Stability among members was maintained for two decades before Cassville and Potosi left to join the Black Hawk League in 1959.[6] The conference continued on for one more season before rural school district consolidation made its continued existence impossible. In 1960, three of the four remaining conference members (Bagley, Mount Hope and Patch Grove) merged to form West Grant High School in Patch Grove,[7] and the new school competed independently for a year before joining the Southwest Wisconsin Athletic League in 1961.[8] Bloomington joined former rivals Cassville and Potosi in the Black Hawk League immediately after the dissolution of the West Grant League.[9]

Conference membership history

Final members

School Location Affiliation Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Bagley Bagley, WI Public Indians     1930,[1][2] 1939[5] 1937,[4] 1960[7] Closed (merged into West Grant)
Bloomington Bloomington, WI Public Blue Jays     1930[1][2] 1960[9] Black Hawk Closed (merged into River Ridge)
Mount Hope Mount Hope, WI Public Red Devils     1930[1][2] 1960[7] Closed (merged into West Grant)
Patch Grove Patch Grove, WI Public Beavers     1930[1][2] 1960[7] Closed (merged into West Grant)

Previous members

School Location Affiliation Enrollment Mascot Colors Joined Left Conference Joined Current Conference
Cassville Cassville, WI Public 57 Comets     1930,[1][2] 1937[4] 1931,[3] 1959[6] Black Hawk Six Rivers
Potosi Potosi, WI Public 107 Chieftains     1930[1][2] 1959[6] Black Hawk Six Rivers

Membership timeline

List of conference champions

Boys Basketball

School Quantity Years
Bloomington 15 1931, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960
Patch Grove 10 1935, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1957, 1958, 1959
Cassville 3 1939, 1955, 1956
Bagley 2 1944, 1945
Potosi 2 1936, 1937
Mount Hope 1 1934
Champions from 1932 unknown

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "News Letter From Mt. Hope and Nearby Territory". Bloomington Record. 17 December 1930. p. 1. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Local High School Wins West Grant Six Contest". Bloomington Record. 11 March 1931. p. 1. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "The West Grant Basketball League". Bloomington Record. 13 January 1932. p. 1. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Southern Wisconsin Prep Cage Standings (see West Grant)". Wisconsin State Journal. 12 December 1937. p. 27. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Southern Wisconsin Prep Cage Standings (see West Grant)". Wisconsin State Journal. 17 December 1939. p. 32.
  6. ^ a b c "Blackhawk Prep League Admits Cassville, Potosi". Wisconsin State Journal. 29 August 1958. p. 34. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b c d Associated Press (6 May 1960). "Coach Picked". The Capital Times. p. 27. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  8. ^ Cornelius, Lew (2 September 1961). "Iowa-Grant, West Grant Join SWAL". The Capital Times. p. 13. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b Patterson, John (18 February 1960). "Blackhawk League Accepts Bluejays". The Bloomington Record. p. 1. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
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